Demolition

  Several months ago there was an auction at an old farm house in a nearby town.  A few weeks later they began to strip the house, a few boards here, a couple of windows there, the beams off the porch.  Yesterday, the house was completely demolished and a back-hoe was busy digging out the rubble.  How sad!  I just hate it when they tear down old farm houses!

  Have you ever said something critical or harsh to someone, particularly a family member or a close friend, and watch their countenance, seemingly bit by bit, almost crumble.  First you see it in their eyes.  They are still smiling, but the hurt is evident.  Slowly the smile fades, head lowers, shoulders sag.  The spirit is being torn down.

"Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."  Proverbs 14:1

   Let's be builders.  Not a demolition crew.